Example sentences of "would [be] [vb pp] [subord] it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 This will never happen if the law of reflection happens to be true , but no logical contradiction would be involved if it did .
2 And with a short night 's sleep behind him and a miserable hour ahead of him before he could get away to the hospital , the day would be spoiled before it started .
3 Their hay would be fed as it had been cut , handful by handful , and should be enough with seaweed and oat straw to feed her till she was helped out in the spring .
4 We 've now got a good package which saves us nearly eighty thousand pounds and to actually undo all of that and create an awful lot of public disquiet plus a problem with regard to potential redundancy to particular saving that accommodates this as the absolutely completely inane and except for where it came from , I would be gobsmacked if it came tonight .
5 It would be overshadowed if it did .
6 In this respect the operation was a failure ; Schwarzkopf made it clear that the air phase of the war would be continued until it had achieved its objectives , and that the timing and location of any land-based offensive would be in accordance with allied war plans and would be made by the US President .
7 He had claimed his case would be prejudiced if it became known he was refusing to answer questions about Maxwell companies .
8 The press and public were excluded from the hearing , although Greene had given earlier assurances that the tape would be released after it had been edited in order to excise any classified information which might be disclosed inadvertently .
9 A spokesman for the OFT said the complaints would be considered before it decided whether to demand assurances concerning the company 's future behaviour .
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